Vascular access problems.
Vascular access is one of the most commonly used techniques in the care of the patient with cancer. Often treated as a routine matter, venous access can have serious consequences which can be maintained at a very low level providing there is strict adherence to a regimented protocol of surgical technique and of catheter care.
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Service de Chirurgie Institut Jules Bordet, Université de Bruxelles, Belgium.
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000209:etiology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000209:etiology
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents